Improvement in the manufacture of beer, ale



` Similar Liquors; and I do hereby declare that the fol- ,of this specication.

a building containing the apparatus.

. may` be. combined.

more reciprocating sieves-O.`

sieve, anthrhy its dforce and` washing action, stirs up y tantra.

JOSEPH FinMENiOH, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK..

Letters Patent No. 94,880,

met samba 14, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN `TIEIIIEI MANUFACTURE O'F BEER, ALEAND OTHER FRMENTED LIQUORS.

The Schedule :referred to in these Letters` Patent and making part of the same.

Toull whom 'it may concern:

i Be it known that I, JOSEPH FinMnNIcn, of the city of Buiialo, in the county of Erie, and State of, New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvenient in the Process of Making Ale, Beer, and other lowing is afull-and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part- My inventionconsists in'producing ale, beer, and other similar liquors in the manner hereinafter described, whereby the process of malting may be dispensed with, and the product embody superior qualities, by retaining the sugar and discarding the gluten to the maximum degree.

The drawings represent my apparatus for producing this result. Y Y l Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the stories of `Figures 2, 3, and 4, plans of the several stories, com- Imencing with the upper one.

. Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. i y p For producing the liquid, eithercorn, barley, or any other grain, separately, may be used, or either `of them A indicates thevat in which the grain is placed for soaking.A It is sulnected` to steam at from'- 130O-to 150 a sufficient length oi' time to softenfor grinding. The water is then drawn oli', and the grain placed in grinding-mill B, where it is reduced to proper iineness.

' During th'eproeess of grinding water is let on ina smallstreaunto the mill below the'hopp'er, through pipe a, This is for` the purpose of workingthe meal easily through the stories, and down the spout b; at the same time it helps to separatethe starch.

From the spout the ground mass falls upon one or A water-pipe, c, rests over the sieve, with convex funnel-shaped head c' filled with perl'orations.4 The water from, this pipe, under pressure, dii'usesvariably andangularly over the whole surface ot'` the and carries through the starchwhile the hulls and re-` fuse are retained.

The starchyproduct passes 'down spout d into tank D, while the screenings passdown spout d'into receptacle E, Y p

"In tankll) is an agitator,which, after the mass set-I tles, and"thewater is drawn od", keeps the mass thoroughly mixed. i. From thence itf is 'raised' by pump F to which has also anagitator.

A tank,7I-I, is placed above G, wherein isfplaced,

tank G,

with a small quant-ity of hot water, one pound each, more or less, of sodaash and lime to the busheloi' grain used.

Ihe soda-ash is, by small quantitiesat a solved by contact with steam. v IVhcn clear this liquor is run into tank G, and stirred up by the agitatorfor a few hours, or suliiciently to separate the gluten from the starch.

During the process of stirring, thc mass is-'drawu olf into zigzag gutters I, having a slight downward incline from induction at e to eduction at f. In running from one end to the other, the starch deposits upon the surface, while the gluten and other impurities are run oli'. The starch. is now collected from, the gutter, and deposited in tank K, and one or morewaters are applied', to wash out the alkali', this being accomplished byran agitator.

` When thoroughlywashed, the waste water is drawn off, and clear water-let on suicient to make a thick creamy solution, of such consistency as to run through a pipe i'nto steaming-tank L, where about one pound of sulphuricacid to the bushel of grain. used, wit-l1 sufficient water to reach above the steam-pipe y, are

placed.`

Steam is let on; and the mass allowed to boil until it is converted into glucose 'or sirup of grape sugar.

\Vhen the conversion is effected marble dust, chalk,

or other equivalent material, is introduced, to neutral- V `ize the sulphuric acid.

When the liquid has settled the4 clear product is drawn olf, and is ready for use.

This combined liquor of cornl and barley mixed,- either during the process above described, or after ther two products have been produced, is in condition for making ale or `beer by the addition of hops, and theI ordinary subsequent treatment; or either liquid may be used alone for tliepurpose; or the sirup or sugar of corn may have an admixture of ordinary malt-wort, as may be desired.

By this means I avoid the old process of malting thei grain preparatory to producing the ale, while at the same time I produce a far superior article. y

In the old process of producing ale and beer by the malting ofthe grain from four to six weeks are required. In my process the same can be accomplished in from -four to tive days with a great saving ot labor and material.

In addition to the above, the article of ale and heer which I. produce is in the' highest degreefree of gluten, which is removed and run ofi' from the starch dur# ing the process; hence Athe product is very heaitht'ul.

=In a word, the starchyqualities are preserved to the` uttermost, while the glutinous ones are avoided.

In-th'e old practice of malting,l the gluten necessarily all passes in with the sugar, and forms an undisguised elementl of the liquid, disagreeable to the taste, and deleterious to the health. In such cases also, the

' starch is but imperfectly converted into sugar.

I- am not aware that ale and beer have ever before been produced otherwise than by the usual process of Inalting.

If desirable, this product may be reduced to a solid or nearly solid substance, and serve for use by diluting.

This liquor may also be employed for making vinegar, in which case it is drawn into tankP, and raised bypump M from tankP to tank N, and water applied to reduce to the proper degree, and yeast applied` to produce fermentation.

From tank N the liquid is run' slowly to acidifier O, which contains corn-cobs or equivalent, held up by partitions at proper distances apart.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. lhe manufacture of alc, beer, porter, and other similar Trmented liquorsl direct from grain, by the starch and seharine process, either alone or combined with malt, substantially as herein described.

2. The combination of the several processes herein described, for crushing the grain, separating the husk and non-starchy materials, the sacchariczvition of the starch, and conversion of the same into ale, beer, porter, or other similar fermentedliquors, all substantially 

